OnePlus 7 coming soon: 8 features that prove Oppo, Vivo are OnePlus' training ground
OnePlus has created quite a stir in the short span of time it has been around. With phones that boast of flagship-level features and offer relatively affordable price, they’ve become quite the go-to device for those looking to buy a phone above Rs 30,000. One of the interesting thing about OnePlus features is that in all likelihood you’ll first spot them on a Vivo or an Oppo smartphone. A lot of features that we end up seeing in OnePlus smartphones are first rolled out in Vivo or Oppo devices. After all, the three brands fall under the purview of one company only, so it’s hardly a case of being a copycat. Still, here are 8 features that have appeared in phones from the three brands over the years:

IT jobs: You must have these tech skills in 2019 to 'survive'
LinkedIn recently released list of 'The Most In-Demand Hard and Soft Skills of 2019'. Little surprising that tech skills dominate this wish list of 'hard skills'. Cloud computing will be the single most in-demand hard skill in 2019, according to LinkedIn research. Wonder which are the 12 in the list. Read on to find out ...

Tech skills that will get you maximum salary hike this year
Wonder which are the tech skills that will be most in-demand during the year 2018? The niche skills that can get you maximum hike during the year 2018? Research company Zinnov's study on hiring trends at global in-house centre (GICs) reveals some trends. According to the study, hiring in the segment increased by 29% in 2017, the highest increase in recent years, and nearly 2 percentage points more than the year 2016.
It further adds that the biggest increases in hiring and the highest salary increments in India’s technology space are now happening in the engineering and R&D arms of MNCs.
The niche tech skills like cloud, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, internet-of-things, and robotics are in huge demand. These are forcing GICs to enhance their engineering strengths.
So, here are the skills that may get IT professionals the maximum salary increments during the year 2018.

7 job titles that need to upgrade tech skills to avoid layoffs
Today, innovation is heralding change in the dynamics of workforce -— existing jobs are evolving and some skills that were relevant some yars ago are becoming redundant.
Only those who proactively align their skillset to match the fast-changing changing industry demands will succeed in transitioning into the 'future workforce', say experts.
Most of the jobs, or roles, that need the biggest amount of change are in the technology, fastmoving consumer goods, banking and finance, infrastructure, and telecom sectors.
"Rapid developments and transformations across sectors are likely to reinvent the way we work. Additionally, jobs that currently don't exist may become the hottest jobs in the future," said Irfan Abdulla, director of talent solutions at LinkedIn India.

11 apps to perfect your job interview skills
Whether you want to admit it or not, it takes skill to ace an interview. And in order to hone the necessary skills to do that, you need to practice regularly and prepare for any questions the interviewer might have.
It’s akin to studying for a test. The amount of time you invest getting ready for a job interview greatly influences your final score, and since you always want to walk away from an interview with a win, it’s important that you prepare accordingly.
Don’t show up to an interview unpracticed, because that’s a rookie mistake.
The good news is that you’re not alone in this venture. There are plenty of apps that will assist you with the task of supercharging your job interview skills. We break it down according to the steps you will go through.

7 skills that elevate your IT resume
-- Neha Singh Verma, Times Jobs
Acquiring specialized technological skills brings many benefits -- it opens up opportunities in different fields and it puts you in a position to demand salary above your peers. This is why it is important to keep track of market trends in tech and learn the latest to stay ahead.

6 top tech skills you need to know
Technology is one area that no one in any industry can afford to grow complacent about — tech is changing so quickly that skills you mastered last year may already be outdated. In such a quickly evolving industry, information decays at a rate of 30% a year, according to Research in Labor Economics, rendering nearly a third of last year's tech-related knowledge irrelevant.
But don't panic — there's a solution. Staying up-to-date with emergent technologies and trends — as well as the skills needed to master them — will help you offset the lightning-fast pace of skills disruption and keep you ahead of the curve.
On that note, here are the top six tech skills that Pluralsight has identified as not just "nice to know," but "need to know," in 2015.

6 tech skills you need to know in 2015
Technology is one area that no one in any industry can afford to grow complacent about — tech is changing so quickly that skills you mastered last year may already be outdated. In such a quickly evolving industry, information decays at a rate of 30% a year, according to Research in Labor Economics, rendering nearly a third of last year's tech-related knowledge irrelevant.
But don't panic — there's a solution. Staying up-to-date with emergent technologies and trends — as well as the skills needed to master them — will help you offset the lightning-fast pace of skills disruption and keep you ahead of the curve.
On that note, here are the top six tech skills that Pluralsight has identified as not just "nice to know," but "need to know," in 2015.

30 tech skills that will get you $110,000-plus salary
IT seems to be a lucrative career option offering of high-paying jobs. However, it's an ever-changing job market. One day a skill is hot and the next it's not.Job site Dice.com recently published its 2015 Salary Survey, which named the highest-paying tech skills. Of course, skills alone won't always lead to a high salary. Work experience counts, too.So, here are 30 high-paying tech skills as per the survey.

OnePlus 7 coming soon: 8 features that prove Oppo, Vivo are OnePlus' training ground
OnePlus has created quite a stir in the short span of time it has been around. With phones that boast of flagship-level features and offer relatively affordable price, they’ve become quite the go-to device for those looking to buy a phone above Rs 30,000. One of the interesting thing about OnePlus features is that in all likelihood you’ll first spot them on a Vivo or an Oppo smartphone. A lot of features that we end up seeing in OnePlus smartphones are first rolled out in Vivo or Oppo devices. After all, the three brands fall under the purview of one company only, so it’s hardly a case of being a copycat. Still, here are 8 features that have appeared in phones from the three brands over the years:

IT jobs: You must have these tech skills in 2019 to 'survive'
LinkedIn recently released list of 'The Most In-Demand Hard and Soft Skills of 2019'. Little surprising that tech skills dominate this wish list of 'hard skills'. Cloud computing will be the single most in-demand hard skill in 2019, according to LinkedIn research. Wonder which are the 12 in the list. Read on to find out ...

Tech skills that will get you maximum salary hike this year
Wonder which are the tech skills that will be most in-demand during the year 2018? The niche skills that can get you maximum hike during the year 2018? Research company Zinnov's study on hiring trends at global in-house centre (GICs) reveals some trends. According to the study, hiring in the segment increased by 29% in 2017, the highest increase in recent years, and nearly 2 percentage points more than the year 2016.
It further adds that the biggest increases in hiring and the highest salary increments in India’s technology space are now happening in the engineering and R&D arms of MNCs.
The niche tech skills like cloud, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, internet-of-things, and robotics are in huge demand. These are forcing GICs to enhance their engineering strengths.
So, here are the skills that may get IT professionals the maximum salary increments during the year 2018.

7 job titles that need to upgrade tech skills to avoid layoffs
Today, innovation is heralding change in the dynamics of workforce -— existing jobs are evolving and some skills that were relevant some yars ago are becoming redundant.
Only those who proactively align their skillset to match the fast-changing changing industry demands will succeed in transitioning into the 'future workforce', say experts.
Most of the jobs, or roles, that need the biggest amount of change are in the technology, fastmoving consumer goods, banking and finance, infrastructure, and telecom sectors.
"Rapid developments and transformations across sectors are likely to reinvent the way we work. Additionally, jobs that currently don't exist may become the hottest jobs in the future," said Irfan Abdulla, director of talent solutions at LinkedIn India.

11 apps to perfect your job interview skills
Whether you want to admit it or not, it takes skill to ace an interview. And in order to hone the necessary skills to do that, you need to practice regularly and prepare for any questions the interviewer might have.
It’s akin to studying for a test. The amount of time you invest getting ready for a job interview greatly influences your final score, and since you always want to walk away from an interview with a win, it’s important that you prepare accordingly.
Don’t show up to an interview unpracticed, because that’s a rookie mistake.
The good news is that you’re not alone in this venture. There are plenty of apps that will assist you with the task of supercharging your job interview skills. We break it down according to the steps you will go through.

7 skills that elevate your IT resume
-- Neha Singh Verma, Times Jobs
Acquiring specialized technological skills brings many benefits -- it opens up opportunities in different fields and it puts you in a position to demand salary above your peers. This is why it is important to keep track of market trends in tech and learn the latest to stay ahead.

6 top tech skills you need to know
Technology is one area that no one in any industry can afford to grow complacent about — tech is changing so quickly that skills you mastered last year may already be outdated. In such a quickly evolving industry, information decays at a rate of 30% a year, according to Research in Labor Economics, rendering nearly a third of last year's tech-related knowledge irrelevant.
But don't panic — there's a solution. Staying up-to-date with emergent technologies and trends — as well as the skills needed to master them — will help you offset the lightning-fast pace of skills disruption and keep you ahead of the curve.
On that note, here are the top six tech skills that Pluralsight has identified as not just "nice to know," but "need to know," in 2015.

6 tech skills you need to know in 2015
Technology is one area that no one in any industry can afford to grow complacent about — tech is changing so quickly that skills you mastered last year may already be outdated. In such a quickly evolving industry, information decays at a rate of 30% a year, according to Research in Labor Economics, rendering nearly a third of last year's tech-related knowledge irrelevant.
But don't panic — there's a solution. Staying up-to-date with emergent technologies and trends — as well as the skills needed to master them — will help you offset the lightning-fast pace of skills disruption and keep you ahead of the curve.
On that note, here are the top six tech skills that Pluralsight has identified as not just "nice to know," but "need to know," in 2015.

30 tech skills that will get you $110,000-plus salary
IT seems to be a lucrative career option offering of high-paying jobs. However, it's an ever-changing job market. One day a skill is hot and the next it's not.Job site Dice.com recently published its 2015 Salary Survey, which named the highest-paying tech skills. Of course, skills alone won't always lead to a high salary. Work experience counts, too.So, here are 30 high-paying tech skills as per the survey.